Before installing the Identity Manager engine, review the following considerations:
Before installing the Identity Manager engine, you must install the Identity Vault. Also, the Identity Vault must contain a tree with at least one organizational unit, one user, and an iManager server.
(Conditional) To install the Remote Loader on the same computer as the Identity Manager engine, ensure that you select an operating system that supports both components. For more information about system requirements for the Remote Loader, see Section 6.6, Prerequisites and Requirements for Installing the Remote Loader.
(Conditional) If you install the Identity Manager engine as a non-root user, the installation process does not install NetIQ Sentinel Platform Agent, UNIX/Linux Account Driver, or Remote Loader. You must install these components separately.
Many variables affect the performance of the server where you install the Identity Manager engine, including the number of drivers running on the server. When planning where to install the drivers, NetIQ provides the following recommendations:
In general, have no more than 10 drivers running on the server.
If you plan to synchronize millions of objects with each driver, reduce the number of drivers on the server.
If you plan to synchronize 100 objects or fewer per driver, you might be able to run more than 10 drivers on the server.
To create a baseline on server performance which helps you determine the optimum number of drivers, use the health monitoring tools in iManager. For more information about the health monitoring tools, see Monitoring Driver Health
in the NetIQ Identity Manager 4.0.2 Common Driver Administration Guide.
For more information about activating Identity Manager drivers after installation, see Section 45.0, Activating Identity Manager.
This section provides requirements to help you set up the server hosting the Identity Manager engine.
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Requirement |
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Processor |
For servers running Red Hat and SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows operating systems:
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Memory |
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Operating System |
One of the following operating systems, at a minimum:
NOTE:You cannot use the integrated installation process on a system running Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (64-bit) or Open Enterprise Server 2015 (64-bit). |
Virtualization Systems |
One of the following systems running a supported operating system unless otherwise noted:
NOTE:
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Operating System Hotfixes |
Before installing Identity Manager, NetIQ recommends that you apply the latest operating system patches according to the manufacturer’s automated update facility. |
Software |
All of the following products:
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